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Shanghai, Oct.24, 2o19 China will host the first edition of the new, expanded 24-team Club World Cup in 2021, FIFA President Gianni Infantino told reporters on Thursday following a meeting of the global soccer body’s decision-making council in Shanghai. Infantino said the competition would take place in June-July of that …

Lagos, Oct. 24, 2019 The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) says trade between Africa and Russia has doubled to about $20 billion as against $10 billion in the past three years. A statement on Thursday by Mr Obi Emekekwue, Afreximbank’s Director and Global Head of Communications and Events Management, quoted the …

By Nathan Nwakamma Ogbia (Bayelsa), Oct. 24, 2019 The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate for the Nov. 16 governorship election in Bayelsa, Sen. Douye Diri, has pleaded with the supporters of former President Goodluck Jonathan to vote for the party. Diri, who spoke at campaigns in Otuokpoto, Kolo and Ogbia …

Johannesburg, Oct. 24, 2019 (Reuters/NAN) Forty out of the 46 airplanes grounded this week owing to faults found at the maintenance unit of state-owned South African Airways (SAA) have been returned to service, the head of South Africa’s aviation regulator said on Thursday. The faults found at SAA Technical have …

Beijing, Oct. 24, 2019 The British police and Chinese Foreign Ministry on Thursday confirmed that the 39 people found dead in a lorry container in Britain were all Chinese nationals. The foreign ministry did not immediately release additional details, according to CCTV. The British police said the 39 suspected migrants …

By Sandra Umeh Lagos, Oct. 24, 2019 A former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Prof. Maurice Iwu on Thursday, re-appeared before a Federal High Court in Lagos, in answer to a N1.2 billion fraud allegations. Iwu is being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) …

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has accused the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Bayelsa State of trying to foster panic in the state to prepare the ground for a state government-sponsored violence ahead of the November 16 governorship election. The State Publicity Secretary and Secretary, Media and Publicity Committee of APC Bayelsa …

Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr. Peter Obi, has said that no responsible Nigerian should be happy over how things have turned out in the country. He made the observation on Wednesday in Onitsha during the installation of Pharm Chris Ukachukwu as the new President of …

In 30 months, Nigeria’s first deep seaport will be delivered in Lekki – a coastal community in the nation’s commercial nerve-centre – Lagos State. On Wednesday, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu witnessed the signing of four agreements with China Development Bank (CDB), including $629 million financing facility, to accelerate the completion of …

The Elders Fellowship of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, Dominion Cathedral, New Jersey, United States of America, US, has commenced the 2019 Elders Week with the theme, Praying Elders (James 5:14). The Week, which kicked off on a high note  with Digging Deep (Bible Study) on Tuesday, October …

By Chijioke Okoronkwo Abuja, Oct. 23, 2019 The Federal Executive Council(FEC) has approved the conversion of natural gas to methanol in order to address the environmental challenge caused by gas flaring in the country. The Minister of Science and Technology, Dr Ogbonnaya Onu, briefed State House Correspondents after the Federal …

Nairobi, October 23, 2019— Authorities in Burundi should immediately release four journalists and a media worker from the privately-owned news outlet Iwacu, whom police detained in the western Bubanza province yesterday, the Committee to Protect Journalists, CPJ, has said. The news team—broadcast reporter Christine Kamikazi, politics writer Agnès Ndirubusa, English service …

The University of Lagos Alumni Association, on Sunday, October 20, 2019, organized a Thanksgiving Service to mark the 50th Anniversary of the Association. The Service, which was held at the Chapel of Christ Our Light, in the University in Lagos, Nigeria, had in attendance many dignitaries including the former Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Princess …

Some members of the old Madonna High School, Ihitte, Imo State, Nigeria Graduating Class of 1977 recently paid a courtesy visit to one of their Class Mates, Emeritus Leader of the Imo State House of Assembly, Sir Stanford Onyirimba. The visit was to congratulate Hon. Onyirimba on his appointment as …

Accra, Oct. 23, 2019 The U.S. has canceled 190 million dollars in grants to Ghana under the “Power Africa” initiative in response to the Ghanaian government’s termination of a contract with a private utility provider, the U.S. embassy said. The Millenium Challenge Corporation (MCC), a U.S. government foreign assistance agency, …

By Naomi Sharang Abuja, Oct. 23, 2019 Attorney-General of the Federation Abubakar Malami on Wednesday called for the approval of 2.5 per cent as requisite commission arising from recovery of off-shore stolen assets from the country. He made the appeal while defending the Ministry of Justice 2020 budget estimates before …

President Muhammadu Buhari and Russian President, Vladimir Putin Wednesday in Sochi, Russia, agreed to put Nigeria-Russia relations on a fast track, and pursue the completion of partially completed and abandoned projects initiated by both countries. At a bilateral meeting held on the sidelines of ongoing Russia-Africa Summit, the two leaders …

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has arrested its airmen allegedly involved in a fracas that resulted to the death of two persons at Mabera area of Sokoto State. PRNigeria gathered that the service was disturbed by the alleged killing  of the civilians on October  20,  2019 as reported by an …

Zenith Bank Plc has announced its unaudited results for the period ended 30 September, 2019, with numbers that clearly demonstrate its market dominance and leadership. From the unaudited account which was presented to the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE), gross earnings increased by 4% percent from N474,607 billion recorded in Q3 …

The acting General Officer Commanding (GOC) 82 Division Nigerian Army, Enugu, Brig. Gen. Lasisi Adegboye, has commended Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State for investing heavily in the security architecture of the state. Brig. Gen. Adegboye, who described Gov. Ugwuanyi as “a statesman and God-sent to Enugu State”, noted with …

The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Hon. Justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad, has called for the enforcement of the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) Amendment Act 2019. He stated that a law cannot be effective if such a law is not enforced. Justice Muhammad never faulted the Act, which President Muhammadu …

President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, on Wednesday declared open a two-day public hearing on the 2020 budget which was presented to the National Assembly early this month. The National Budget Hearing on the 2020 budget is jointly convened by the Senate and House of Representatives Committees on Appropriation. Declaring …

By Francis Onyeukwu Awka, Oct.23, 2019 The Innoson Vehicle Manufacturing (IVM) says it is not under any form of pressure from the federal government to relocate its company to either Lagos or Kaduna State. Mr Cornel Osigwe, IVM’s Head, Corporate Communication, made the assertion in a statement in Awka on Wednesday. …

London, Oct. 23, 2019 Boeing Co reported a 53 per cent drop in quarterly profit on Wednesday as the world’s largest plane maker was hurt by the grounding of its best-selling 737 MAX jets. The company had a negative free cash flow of 2.89 billion dollars in the quarter, compared …